12—15 June 2017 The Hayes Conference Centre, Swanwick, Alfreton, Derbyshire

Midweek Clergy Conference

Conference Handbook

Welcome from Bishop Alan p. 1 The Conference Programme p. 2 & 3 Contact Points during the Conference p. 3 Keynote Speakers p. 4 Conference Chaplains p. 5 Clergy Counselling Service p. 6 Artist in Residence p. 6 Worship at the Conference p. 7 Workshop locations (Tuesday) p. 8 Workshop locations (Wednesday) p. 9 Conference Bookshop p. 10 Tuesday Afternoon Activities p. 10 Resources Exhibition p. 11 Evening Entertainment and Fringe Events p. 12 & 13 The Hayes Conference Centre p. 14 The Conference Planning Team p. 16 Caption Competition p. 16 Quiz Night drink token p. 17

Table of Contents

A warm welcome to the Diocesan Midweek Residential Conference. Those of you who attended the conferences in 2012 and 2014 will know what a valuable and worthwhile time we have ahead of us. Considerable time, money and resources have been invested in making this a high point in the life of the Diocese and I am delighted that you can contribute and participate. Our shared diocesan vision of Living God's Love has adopted the values of Generosity, Joy, Imagination and Courage, and these will be the thematic cornerstones of our conference and of our speakers' addresses. My hope for this conference is of course that we might study and learn together, and also that we can draw together in worship and fellowship and allow God to refresh us in our ministry and faith. I want to thank Neil Kelley and his team who have worked hard to organise the conference; their excellent work will continue over our days in residence here. If you have any questions or concerns feel free to approach a member of the conference planning group, who can be identified by a pink lanyard, or a member of the Bishop's Staff. I commend to you the conference chaplains, Michael and Lesley Sanders, and Suzanne Clackson, our resident member of the Clergy Counselling Service. They will able to meet with individuals and details of how you can do this are on page 5 & 6 of this conference handbook. It is my prayer that our time together will be marked by generosity amongst ourselves, will express the joy of our faith, will be enthused by imagination and will be underlined by a renewed courage to share the Good News with those we serve.

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A Welcome from Bishop Alan

MONDAY 12 JUNE Barnabas the Apostle 11.00 Registration Opens (Lakeside reception) Coffee available in the Garden Room (Main House) 11.45 Chapel Musicians’ Rehearsal (Derbyshire Hall) 12.45 Lunch 2.00 BISHOP ALAN’S INTRODUCTION (Derbyshire Hall) 2.30 OPENING WORSHIP (Derbyshire Hall) 3.45 Tea Bedrooms will be available now 4.30 DAVID RUNCORN ‘Generosity as faithful resistance’ followed by Q&A (Derbyshire Hall) 6.00 Common Worship Evening prayer (Chapel) 6.45 Evening Meal 8.15 Call My Bluff (Derbyshire Hall) 9.00 Free Time - Bar open 9.30 Night Prayer (Chapel) & Contemporary Worship (Butterley) Bar open to 11.00pm

TUESDAY 13 JUNE 7.45 Morning Worship (Various locations see page 7 for details) 8.30 Breakfast 9.45 LUCY WINKETT ‘Fears not yet cast out by love’ followed by Q&A (Derbyshire Hall) 10.30 Coffee available in the Garden Room (Main House) 11.15 LUCY WINKETT ‘We who are unaccustomed to courage (Maya Angelou)’ followed by Q&A (Derbyshire Hall) 12.45 Lunch Free time for recreational activities and relaxing. See page 10 & 11 for suggestions. 2.00 - 4:30 The Resources Exhibition will be open 3.00 Chapel Musicians’ Rehearsal (Derbyshire Hall) 3.45 Tea available in the Garden Room (Main House) and Women’s Networking (Lounge) 4.30 WORKSHOPS 1 (Various Locations see page 8 for details) 6.00 Eucharist (Derbyshire hall) 6.45 Evening Meal 8.15 Fringe Events (Various Locations see page 12 for details) 9.30 Common worship compline (Chapel) Bar open to 11.00pm

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The Conference Programme

WEDNESDAY 14 JUNE Richard Baxter, Puritan Divine, 1691 7.45 Reflective Common Worship Eucharist (Chapel) 8.30 Breakfast 9.45 DAVID WILKINSON ‘Refreshing Awe: Creation Stimulation the Imagination’ followed by Q&A (Derbyshire Hall) 10.30 Coffee available in the Garden Room (Main House) 11.15 DAVID WILKINSON ‘Refreshing Joy in Science: Affirming the Gift of God’ followed by Q&A (Derbyshire Hall) 12.45 Lunch 2.00 WORKSHOPS 2 (Various Locations see page 9 for details) 3.45 Tea available in the Garden Room (Main House) 3.45 Chapel Musicians’ Rehearsal (Derbyshire Hall) 4.30 DAVID RUNCORN ‘Generosity and the hallowed secret ‘ followed by Q&A (Derbyshire Hall) 6.00 Evening Worship (Various locations see page 7 for details) 6.45 Evening Meal 8.15 Pub Quiz (Derbyshire Hall) 10.00 BCP Compline (Chapel) Bar open to 11.00pm

THURSDAY 15 JUNE The Day of Thanksgiving for the Institution of Holy Communion 7.45 Common Worship Morning Prayer (Chapel) 8.30 Breakfast After which, please clear your rooms and return your keys Luggage may be stored in the Tissington Room (Lakeside entrance) 9.45 BISHOP MICHAEL ‘Joy’ (Derbyshire Hall) 10.45 Coffee 11.15 CLOSING EUCHARIST (Derbyshire Hall) 12.45 Lunch and depart

We hope that you have a trouble-free conference. However, if you do have any problems which we can help with, then please talk to one of the Conference Team (pg 16) who are wearing pink lanyards or phone the conference mobile which will be held at all times by one of the Conference Team.

The number is 07856 811293

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Contact Points

We are delighted to welcome three eminent speakers to our conference.

The Revd David Wilkinson President of St John’s College, Durham University. He is also Professor in the Department of Theology and Religion. He is married to Alison and has two grown up children, Adam and Hannah. His background is research in theoretical astrophysics, where he gained a PhD in the study of star formation, After this research he trained for the Methodist ministry. His current work at Durham University involves the relationship of the Christian faith to contemporary culture, from science to pop-culture. He also holds a PhD in Systematic Theology where he explored the future of the physical universe. He is a Canon at St Albans Cathedral and Ecumenical Fellow at Liverpool Cathedral. He is a frequent contributor to Thought for the Day on BBC Radio 4.

The Revd David Runcorn David Runcorn is a writer, speaker, theological teacher, spiritual director, retreat leader, ministry trainer and consultant. His books include The Spirituality Workbook – a guide for pilgrims, seekers, Fear and Trust – God-centred Leadership, and Choice, desire and the will of God (SPCK). He presently work as a Director of Ordinands and Warden of Readers in the diocese of Gloucester.

The Revd Lucy Winkett Lucy Winkett was ordained in 1995, having worked previously as a professional soprano. She served her title in Manor Park, Newham before becoming the first woman priest appointed at St Paul’s Cathedral, later becoming Canon Precentor. She has been Rector of St James’s Church, Piccadilly since 2010. She broadcasts regularly on Radios 4, 3 and 2 and writes for the Times, the Guardian, the New Statesman and Church Times.

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Keynote Speakers

Lucy Winkett photo credit Mike Swift

The conference chaplains are Michael and Lesley Sanders. Michael spent over forty years in stipendiary ministry in a variety of settings including university chaplaincy at Cambridge, suburban ministry in Surrey and the West Midlands, a long spell of urban ministry in the Black Country, international chaplaincy in The Hague in The Netherlands, and looking after nine country churches in Gloucestershire.

He writes, "I have enjoyed working in teams, and also having the privilege of being a training incumbent with nine Deacons. In retirement, when watching football and cricket allows (I am a longsuffering Aston Villa supporter), I help in Gloucester Diocese, taking Services, and am a Bishops' officer for retired clergy, I have also undertaken Locums in the Netherlands and France. I have found Ministry in the Anglican Church often demanding but deeply fulfilling." Lesley taught in London, and then part time in Surrey and the West Midlands, and also worked voluntarily in the Hague.

She writes “Over the years I have been involved pastorally in the varied churches and communities of which we have been a part, particularly in the area of bereavement support. Due to our moves I have much experience of helping our family settle into very different situations and of beginning anew again myself. We continue to learn a new way of being in retirement, enjoying spending more time with our growing family and meeting up with friends as well as getting involved in our church and locally. I enjoy tennis, reading, art history, visiting London, also finding a little more space in the diary after many busy years. It will be a privilege to be alongside you all for these few days.'' Michael and Lesley can be found around the conference and will be available in the Amber and Buxton rooms in Lakeside. Please talk to them to arrange a time to see them.

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Conference Chaplains

The Clergy Counselling Service will be present at this year’s conference to provide psychological help, and is also available on your return home. It provides a professional, confidential service for all clergy and/or spouses or civil partners. The service has the full backing of Bishop Alan and his staff but is completely independent. You may like to take this opportunity to talk about something that troubles you but is not specific: pervasive anxiety, under- or over-activity, a sense of loss of meaning. You may be facing change through a new role or parish or because retirement is getting close. You may have relationship difficulties in your personal and family life or with colleagues or parishioners.

Suzanne Clackson, a psychotherapist and one of the managers of the service, will be present on Monday and Tuesday. You can book to see her (anonymously) by ticking a time slot on the list on the Kinder Room in the Derbyshire Suite, for any time other than worship and meal times.

Liz Sergeant www.lizsergeant.co.uk is a British artist whose work examines the artist’s role as a catalyst for change, through interventions, installations and playful disruptions. Working across a variety of media, including performance, Liz’s practice explores the way art can be experienced – in galleries, public spaces, heritage sites or schools – and tests the notion of art as a participatory outcome and/or collaborative event. Her work is often text-based, and inspired by her love of language, nurtured during previous careers as a linguist, language teacher and recruitment manager for a global consultancy firm. Since graduating with a BA in Fine Art from Central Saint Martins in 2012, Liz’s work has been selected for exhibition by SpaceStation 65, Re:Kindle Public Arts, Yinka Shonibare’s Guest Projects, and most recently Moving Image Margate 2016, the Satellite programme at Whitstable Biennale and London’s ArtLicks festival. Liz is an Arts Award advisor and a regular guest artist in local primary schools, running workshops and large-scale projects to engage and inspire the children’s creativity. She is a founding member of the artists’ collective Cross Arts Projects (XAP).

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Artist in residence

The Clergy Counselling Service

Prayer and worship lie at the heart of our calling and resourcing for ministry. Throughout our Diocese and in our own parishes and worship communities there is a great diversity of worship styles. During our time together we hope to provide opportunities for everyone to come together each day for prayer, music and the sharing of the Eucharist. These services will be facilitated by clergy from the diocese. For the CW services of Morning and Evening prayer, please bring with you

your copy of Daily Prayer or you may prefer to use the app on your

electronic devices and/or phones.

In order to be more environmentally friendly we are not producing service booklets for the main acts of worship but rather the necessary texts will appear on screens. Should you wish to download these services please do so by visiting: www.stalbans.anglican.org/ministry/midweek-conference/

There are two worship times when a variety of worship styles are on offer and they are: Tuesday 7.45am Wednesday 6.00pm CW Morning Prayer (Chapel) BCP Evening Prayer (Derbyshire Suite 2) Iona Worship (Orchard Hall) Taize worship (Orchard Hall) Godly Play (Derbyshire Suite 2) Prayer before the Sacrament (Chapel) Guided Meditation (Derwent Room) Word and Spirit (Derbyshire Suite 3) Prayer for Healing (Derbyshire Suite 4) Prayer for Healing (Derbyshire Suite 4) We are delighted to welcome back Andrew Maries as our resident musician. Andrew is known to Bishop Alan from their time together at Lee Abbey. He now works for Exeter Diocese as consultant for liturgy and music, but also promotes greater breadth and understanding of music in worship across the styles and traditions through the work of The Keynote Trust. Recent work has involved facilitating various music workshop days in a number of Dioceses including Guildford, Norwich, Manchester, Chester, Blackburn and Exeter. He is also putting together modules for a course on music groups for RSCM Church Music Skills. His main instrument is the oboe. The Conference Team is very grateful to the Diocesan Worship and Liturgical Committee who have helped with organising the worship we will offer over these days. Finally, if you would like to be involved in the services as readers, intercessors or Eucharistic ministers, please indicate that on the sign-up sheets available as you enter the Derbyshire Hall.

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Worship at the Conference

Below you will find the locations for each of the workshops. You’ll find the workshops to which you’ve been allocated on the Conference Register in this handbook. Please only go to the workshops assigned to you as some rooms are tight on space, and will not be able to accommodate extra delegates. (Programme may be subject to change).

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Workshop Locations - Tuesday 4.30pm

Workshop Leader Venue

Using Alpha & evangelism courses Gaz Tracey Main House, Writing Room

Contemporary Communication: What’s your thought for the day

Lucy Winkett Orchard Hall

Mission and Ministry in the rural church Peter Kay Derbyshire 5

The power of Pilgrimage David Stevenson Main House Reading Room

New Communities: Outreach in a new Housing estate

David and Suzette Maguire

Derbyshire 4

Caring for the exile and the stranger: Welcoming Syrian refugees

Andrew Holford Derbyshire 1

Cure of souls in the community Bonnie Evans Hills Derbyshire 3

Stewardship – generating income imaginatively

Emma Critchley Derbyshire 2

Tap into your inner artist – a refreshing look at yourself and others through the art of portraiture. (Come ready to draw!)

Liz Sergeant Artist in Residence

Butterley 1 & 2

A closer look at Faithful Resistance David Runcorn Main House Committee Room

Growth and plateau in churches Dave Middlebrook Main House The Lounge

Practical and achievable ways to make new disciples

Bishop Michael

Derbyshire 7

Imaginative worship Eddie Green Chapel

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Workshop Locations - Wednesday 2.00pm

Workshop Leader Venue

Messy Church conversations (welcoming those on the fringe)

Jos Perris Main House, Writing Room

Contemporary Cinema and its message for today

David Wilkinson Tissington Room

Out of the silo: bringing children and families into the wider church community

Margaret Pritchard Houston

Derbyshire 5

Growing effective Youth Ministry Dean Pusey Main House Committee Room

Fresh Expressions Tim Lomax Main House The Lounge

Growing disciples in the parish church Ian Parkinson (CPAS) Derbyshire Hall

Wider than the worship group: encouraging congregations to sing

Andy Croft Chapel

Tap into your inner artist – a refreshing look at yourself and others through the art of portraiture. (Come ready to draw!)

Liz Sergeant Artist in Residence

Butterley 1 & 2

Understanding Christianity: Supporting schools in RE

Jane Chipperton Derbyshire 3

Strategy for growth in smaller parishes of catholic and central tradition

Jeffrey John The Derwent Room

Practical and achievable ways to make new disciples

Bishop Michael Derbyshire 7

Social Action to address local needs Stef Muzz Main House Reading Room

Imaginative Photography: Bring your own camera

Fiona Gibson Derbyshire 2

The Bookshop can be found in the Writing Room, near the Vinery, in the Main House. It is operated by Derby Cathedral Bookshop and is open throughout the conference. Books by the speakers and workshop leaders will be available, together with a wide selection of other titles. Orders for books can be placed at the conference, with free postage to home addresses, for most items. Payment can be made by cash or card.

We hope you will enjoy some free time to relax and socialise with colleagues on Tuesday afternoon. As well as visiting the Resources Exhibition here are some other suggestions:

Art for Refreshment: join our Artist in Residence for hands on exploration of colour, form, line and pattern in Butterley

The sports hall is available for Badminton - hire from Reception

Organise a five-a-side football match

Croquet, volleyball, giant draughts and giant connect four

Visit the games room offering table tennis and pool

Take a stroll by the lake or walk the open-air Labyrinth by the Chapel

Pick up a map from the Conference Office and take a stroll off-site

Ask at Reception for details of the nearby 9 Hole Golf course

Utilise the Prayer room for quiet prayer

Visit a local place of interest: Chatsworth (17 miles), Bakewell (18 miles), Heights of Abraham (9 miles)

Visit the local National Trust properties

Indulge in some retail therapy at Derby (14 miles) or the MacArthur Glen Outlet Village at Junction 28 of the M1 (6 miles)

Just sleep

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The Conference Bookshop

Tuesday Afternoon Activities

Do take some time to visit this years Resources Exhibition in the Old Conference Room. We have over 30 stalls with a wide range of information, things for sale and free stuff (including chocolate!). Resources for youth and children

Austin Janes

The Treasure Box People

Mustard Seed Kids

Clericals and Vestments

Butler and Butler

Gilliam Glass

Hem of the Garment

Juliet Hemingray

Art and Crafts

Gilliam Glass

Lesley Hollingworth

Eagle Cards

Social Action

Christians Against Poverty

Meaningful Chocolate Company

The Children's Society

The Trussell Trust

The Bible Society

USPG

Ministerial Resources

Church Missionary Society

Leading your church into Growth

National Stewardship and Resources

The Retreat Association

Diocesan Advisory Committee

Diocesan Healing and Deliverance Ministry

Clergy Counselling

Fellowship of Contemplative Prayer

The Association of Interfaith Families

CPAS

Ecclesiastical Insurance

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Resources Exhibition Tuesday 2 – 4.30pm

Mission Shaped Ministry

Support in Ministry

The Vocations Team

Our Bishops talk about some of the objects that carry meaning for them. But who is telling the truth and who is bluffing? Get to know our Bishops a little better as they try and persuade us of their ownership of and attachment to a fascinating and diverse assortment of belongings. We will learn a little more about what motivates our Bishops and makes them tick, and also discover who is the most convincing when pitted against some of the sharpest wits in the Diocese!

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Conference Fringe - Tuesday at 8.15pm

Call my bluff - Monday 8.15pm

Fringe Event Leader Venue

Diocesan Evangelical Fellowship Peter Ackroyd The Lounge

Optical illusions for assemblies and sermons

James Webster Lakeside Reception

Christians on the Left Barry Pate Meeting Room 3

Open for you: Unstaffed Churches for pilgrims and visitors

Kenneth Padley Meeting Room 2

Churchyards Linda Williams Tissington Room

Food and Drink in Christian Hospitality Josh Young Derwent Room

Ministry Couples Vicki and Phil Bryson Meeting Room 4

Jehovah’s Witnesses and Mormons: witness-ing to the Christian Fringe

Paul Boulter The Reading Room

Stealth mission: Bringing the Gospel to the next generation through Harry Potter, an historical novel and fast paced mystery quest

Sonia Falaschi-Ray Meeting Room 5

Inclusive Church James Mustard Meeting Room 8

Sacramental—Charismatic—Missional Eddie Green Meeting Room 7

Find some friends, form a team and come to the Bishops' Arms (aka the Derbyshire Hall) for our Pub Quiz. Stun your colleagues with your talent for trivia. The quiz will include a round of 'Senior Staff Top Trumps', teams up to a maximum 8 people and will start 8:15pm prompt. To help lubricate your brain cells Bishop Alan would like to buy you a drink. There will be pop-up bar in the foyer of the Derbyshire hall offering bottled beer, wine and softs drinks.

To claim your drink (bottle of beer, glass of wine or soft drink) simply redeem the voucher on the inside back page. This will be a cash only bar.

Prayer room —follow the signs at the entrance of the Alan Booth Centre. Quiet rooms—there are two Quiet rooms at the centre of the corridors in Lakeside with views out over the countryside. Please note the chapel will be locked during the day as instruments will be stored there.

Twitter hashtag is #StADioConf17.

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Pub Quiz - Wednesday 8.15pm

Rooms you might like to use

Twitter feed

A Duty Manager is on site from approximately 7.30am – 11.30pm. If you need assistance, please come to the Main Reception where they can either be located or contacted via the duty phone.

The Bar The bar, situated in the Main House, will be open each evening prior to the evening meal if you wish to have a drink before or with your meal. It will close at 11pm. The bar now has a card machine for payments over £5, but it is not always reliable.

The Conference Centre Shop The shop (in the Main House) is well stocked with a wide range of cards, gifts, toiletries, stationery and stamps. It is open each day in the breaks for morning coffee and afternoon tea. The shop is generally open 9.00am – 5.00pm each day.

Meals Meals are served buffet style from the designated servery (hot counters) in each dining room. The staff will then come to the table to clear (no need to stack plates).

At each lunch and evening meal we now also have a salad bar providing a lighter option.

With the exception of breakfast, tea and coffee after each meal is provided in the lounge areas, rather than at the dining rooms.

The hot drinks machines are available daily from 7.30am – 10.30pm.

Bed Rooms We will service your bedroom during your stay and we no longer ask delegates to strip their beds on departure day. On the last day of the Conference, please ensure that the bedrooms are vacated after breakfast, by 10.00am at the latest. We provide a complimentary shower gel, shampoo and soap in each room, along with a hand towel and bath towel.

Smoking In accordance with the law, The Hayes operates a total no smoking policy. Please go outside if you wish to smoke.

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The Hayes Conference Centre

Valuables Delegates should not leave valuables in their rooms. The Administrative Office will store such items, cash, credit cards, etc., in their safe and issue a receipt.

Night-time emergencies In the event of an emergency occurring between the hours of 11.30pm and 7.30am, an internal telephone number is posted each night in the Main House reception, the Lakeside reception, the Lakeside rear lobby and in the foyer of the Alan Booth Centre, whereby you can contact the Duty Manager. A different number is in operation each night.

Cars Cars are parked at owner’s risk. The Conference Centre does however employ a Security Officer and has Security Cameras in operation.

Local Chemists Tambers Pharmacy - 01773 608405 - Open 9.00am-6.00pm (Mon-Thu)

45 Derby Road, Swanwick, DE55 1AB

Wellbeing Pharmacy, Leabrookes – 01773 600457 - Open 7.30am – 11.00pm. Green Hill Lane, Riddings, Leabrookes, DE55 1LU

WIFI We offer complimentary WIFI internet across the site. There is no password required. Therefore please go to your internet settings, select CCT wi-fi, and then go back to your internet browser.

This should open a page which will ask you for an e-mail address. Please insert, and then tick the terms box, this should get you started! If it doesn’t, try entering a random website address which hopefully will trigger the internet for you.

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Chair: Neil Kelley Secretary: Lucy Davis Worship: Diocesan Worship and Liturgical Committee Speakers: Mark Dunstan Fringe: Vicki Bryson, Reuben Preston Workshops: Nick Weir, Ruth Pyke Communication: Arun Kataria, Andy Crooks Entertainment: Susannah Underwood Admin/Hospitality: Atalie Gaines, Lucy Davis Handbook: Atalie Gaines Resources: Susannah Underwood

Our thanks to: Tim Bull, Director of Ministry Jaspreet Biring, Ministry Development Team Administrator Claudia Ashley-Brown, Communications Assistant Laura Hart

Here are some photos of our Bishops—can you think of something funny to say about them? Perhaps you would like to add a post-it note to the large photos that are displayed outside the Derbyshire Hall or tweet us at #StADioConfCC.

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The Conference Team

Caption competition

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Pic 2

Pic 3